What the hell is Camchi?

According to Courtney Hall, a WGN news anchor, "Camchi is kimchi made by Cam."

Camchi could have started as a spelling error. And why not? As you surf around this site you will probably find a bunch of them.

Camchi might just have been born from a Pickle of the Month Club. I would receive all these awesome pickles, but always thirsted for something more. I found it when I first tasted kimchi. ThatKorean spicy, pickley, super condiment was it at last.

Camchi also could have started out of straight up boredom. Hopefully we'll never have to put these kimchi jars in the closet next to my karate yellow belt, juggling balls, soda machine, and harmonica.

Camchi totally could have started out from misinformation. "Dude, I heard if you make kimchi out of vegetables from local farms, it makes you better at basketball!" This is certainly not true, and I am willing to prove this is false at any point of any day.

Maybe if we put it all together Keyser Söze style, it will all make sense:

Camchi is kimchi made by Camwhich is a Korean spicy, pickley, super condiment that features vegetables from local farms.

Yeah, that's nice.

Phones

where we're going, we don't need phones

Location

Chicago, IL

Who the hell is cam?

Oh, well that's me!! I've been making kimchi for many a moon. The fresh stuff, the aged stuff, you name it. Here is a list of other exciting things that you may or may not know about me, in a very confusing order:

Went to Kendall College for Culinary School

At age 15, my first real job was dishwasher, and I freakin' loved it

Born & raised in Washington, (not the state or DC) Illinois

Got 2nd place in a freestyle rap battle & won $8

Married my Culinary School Sweetheart Becca

WWF wrestler Doink the Clown signed my box of Burger King fries

Made a video about our Korean trip & has over 10,000 views

First job before getting a work permit was detasseling corn

Honey Butter Fried Chicken is my 2nd home physically & spiritually

Where the hell is it Located?

Inside Honey Butter Fried Chicken

Camchi Fried Chicken Sandwich is now available at Honey Butter Fried Chicken, located at:

3361 N ElstonChicago, IL 60618

Coming Soon: Jars available for purchase!

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Becca Grothe

Big props to Becca. She is my wife, my best friend, my motivator, my reminder that "you need to take this kimchi somewhere else so our apartment can stop smelling like one giant fart"-Becca

Tish & Jimmy Waron

Big props to Tish and Jimmy. That's my mom and brother. They couldn't be more supportive. Jimmy is ready to swim in a pool of kimchi. Then there's my mom who would like it less spicy and more bland, like a boiled Fig Newton.

HBFC/SDC

Big props to HBFC/SDC. Giving me the chance and the platform to make this whole thing happen is a big damn deal. Could not be here without y'all. They also house a lot of taste testers that, thus far, have been very willing to try the next weird idea I throw together. Give them a gander: HBFC & SDC

Rachel Brown Kulp

Big props to Rachel. She did all of the super clean photography that you have seen above (not the construction pic, if she did that it would have looked 1,000x better). She literally makes magic happen. Check out all the magic here

Scott Williams

Big props to Scott. He is rocked the logo design for Camchi, and killed it. Check out more of his super legit work here

Last, But Definitely Not Least, The Farmers

Big props to all the farmers. They are what Camchi is really all about. When it comes to the farmers, much love and respect goes into the fields, into the friendship, and then into the jars. I take great pride in working hard to showcase their hard work.